Developing, Nurturing
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Mark Your Calendar!
Belhar Confession Workshop
Dec. 4
Elmhurst, Ill.
Synod of Lincoln Trails Quarterly Meeting
Jan. 28, 2011
Urbana, Ill.
CLP Continuing Education
Lent & Easter
Synod of Lincoln Trails
Feb. 12, 2011
Philo, Ill.
Synod of Lincoln Trails Quarterly Meeting
April 30, 2011
Philo, Ill.
CLP Continuing Education
Pentecost I
Synod of Lincoln Trails
June 4, 2011
Philo, Ill.
PC(USA) Big Tent
June 30 - July 2, 2011
Indianapolis
Covenant Gathering
July 3-9, 2011
Hillsdale, Mich.
Synod of Lincoln Trails Quarterly Meeting
July 29, 2011
Urbana, Ill.
CLP Continuing Education
Pentecost II
Synod of Lincoln Trails
Aug. 20, 2011
Philo, Ill.
Synod of Lincoln Trails Quarterly Meeting
October 29, 2011
Philo, Ill.
CLP Continuing Education
Advent/Christmas/Epiphany Year B
Synod of Lincoln Trails
Nov. 5, 2011
Philo, Ill.
Check our website or contact the synod office for details!
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 Crawfordsville Churches Join to Help Congo
by John C. Van Nuys, Pastor, Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church
Six downtown churches in Crawfordsville, Ind., combined their efforts recently to send a basic utility vehicle (BUV) to Congo. Organized by Anne Bost, Sheridan Hadley, and Michael Thissen of Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church, the six churches gathered for African singing, games, food, and fellowship on Oct. 31.
 The goal was to raise $5,000 to send a BUV to Congo to support Congo Helping Hands, an Indianapolis-based not-for-profit organization run by Woody Collins, who is a member of Faith Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis. Woody hopes to use the BUV, an all-terrain vehicle designed specifically for the third world, to haul well-drilling equipment to rainforest villages to provide a fresh water well for each. One in eight Congolese children dies before their fifth birthday due to mostly preventable diseases, many of which are water-borne.
 The Oct. 31 event was so successful that $6,600 was raised, thanks to God working through the unity of different churches as the one body of Christ. For more information on Congo Helping Hands go to www.congohelpinghands.org and to learn about the amazing BUV to organize your own event go to www.drivebuv.org. |
  Synod to Offer CLP Continuing Education in 2011
Lincoln Trails will offer four Saturday classes for next year as part of its continuing education classes for commissioned lay pastors. The Rev. Dr. Laura Reason, pastor at First Presbyterian Church, Highland, Ind., will be the instructor. Classes include:
- Lent & Easter, Feb. 12, 2011
- Pentecost I, June 4, 2011
- Pentecost II, Aug. 20, 2011
- Advent/Christmas/Epiphany Year B, Nov. 5, 2011
Classes will be held at Philo (Ill.) Presbyterian Church. For more information, contact Kristi Miller at the synod office, 800-566-5996/317-923-3681, kristi@lincolntrails.org.
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Synod and McCormick Seminary Team Up to Offer Introduction to the Belhar Confession
Saturday, December 4, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Elmhurst, Ill.
This workshop is presented in support of presbyteries and congregations of the synod and beyond. It will give particular attention to the social and theological implications of the Belhar Confession for the North American church today and the ecclesial implications of its proposed inclusion in the PC(USA) Book of Confessions.
Deadline to register is November 30, 2010.
More information and to register...
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